CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
7
Basket Ball.
First Team vs. Employes.
The Basket-Batl came, played Saturday
evening, between the lirst team and the
employes' pick-up team, was quite-an in
teresting one. It was evident, however,
that the employes' team had not had very
much practice as they were defeated by a
score of 42-8.
It was a clean game from the beginning
to the end. Ben Neafus and Albert Payne
for the first team, were the star players,
each thorwioir five baskets apiece; Tom
Young threw three baskets and A. Bensell
nne. Adolph Farrow was the only lucky
ona of the employes' team. He threw one,
and the only basket for the employes. Fol
lowing waa the line-up of the two teams :
First Team. Position. Employes.
A. Pyne(Capt.! G. A.Caisse. (Capt.)
B. Neafus F. A. Farrow
T. Young C. - H. Scott
A. l!ns 11 . B. J. Stacy
0. Decker F. F. Decker
Official: Timekeeper, E. Davis, Ref
eree, W. Palmer. Two 20 minute halves.
-Excelsior
The Excelsior Literary society met Jan,
9, 1902. in the usual place school room no.
4 The Society is pnshlr.g to the front ev
ery meeting. New members are cominif
in every week. Boys are all taking good
hold in their socijtv work. Lively meet
ings are iming on f very Thilrsd-iy evening
in the Exeelaior Literary Society, Boys
take part in one ot the Societies, you will
eclgethen i
allei
The,
Kno
r hv Pres. Hmiltf at 7:S0
P. M. There was no business of any kind.
Tile program was opened oy an address hy
I'res J. Smith. Boot, by I he quartet. R-ading
l.y Lnwrenw Toby. Subj'Ct for debate,
Resolved:- That s ock raising is more Drof.
ilable than farming. Everv one should
have bent present to see the boys lake
part. W live-very member w on the floor;
we had a lot -f -lock rai-e.s and farmers.
The speakers for the affirmative were "m.
Itedfnrd and Tliomas Y"iing. and for the
negative S. Kwina and E. Belenger.' Afor
an exciting debate the judges, Messrs. J.
,- Smith, L. Toby, and H Noble, decided on
the affirmative side of StoO: The visitors
for the evening were Messrs. Oillis, Alexis,
Daniel, and Malioneof the Reliance Liter
ary Society. Mr.Glllis and Mr. Mahone
spoke on the affirmative side, while Mr; .
Alexis objected to speak on either side.
Nonpareil.
The Nonpareil Literary Society met in'
school room No. 6 Thursday evening,
Jan. 9, 1902. Business was cirried on In a
lively manner after which theprogram was
rendered being very short, on rtccount of
absentees. The program was as follows;
Recitation; : Violet Dupuis
Story, - Matilda Romer.
Vocal Solo, Mary Decker,
Rtadinir, . Lena Wilbur.
The question for debate was, Resolved:
That an industrial education is of more
benefit to the girls of this school than a lit
erary education.
Affirmative. Negative.
Vina Woodworth. . Pay Charles.
Maggie Dupuis. Delia Souvlgner.
Agues MeClnud. ; Josephine Juhre.
The debate was rather slow, at the first
part of the meeting, and the girls didn't
seem to take much interest iu the debate.
Brace up girls and make the Nonpareil
l Literary Society the leading society of the
Cheinawa School. Those that debated
when the Btibject was thrown open to the
house wre Maggie Dupuis, Fay Charles,
Emma Williams, Lena Smith, Blanche
Davis and IreneOampbell We would like
to see more active members. The judges
decided in favor of the negative, Uoex
cused absences were Edna Baldwin, Mary
Decker, Susie Segal, Winnie Stoddard and
Violet Dupuis. Excused absentees were ,
Emma Julas and Elvira Parish. . As the
editor was absent the President appointed
Irene Campbell as editor (Pro-Tem ) On
Jan. a, 1902, the society elected new officers
Miss Emily Downey being elected presi
dent. The society adjourned at nine
o'clock. -